Police are asking anyone who witnessed a road rage incident Friday where a man threatened to kill another driver in front of a Walled Lake elementary school to call.

The incident, which happened at 7:45 a.m. in front of Guest Elementary at 1655 Decker Road, triggered a lockdown at the school, said Judy Evola, spokeswoman for the Walled Lake Consolidated School District.

"We let parents know we would 'shelter-in-place' even though school doesn't officially start until 9 a.m.," said Evola.

After police checked the area, the order was lifted before 9 a.m. Decker Road is north of Maple Road and west of Haggerty.

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Walled Lake Deputy Chief Bruce Kirby said two drivers were in front of the school when a driver in a small white 4-door vehicle abruptly stopped his car and got out of his car and walked over to the driver behind him.

The driver in the vehicle behind the threatening driver called Walled Lake Police about the incident.

The driver in the white car told the caller that he had a "loaded .38 and kid in his car," and then he threatened to kill the caller.

Kirby did not reveal what initially upset the threatening driver.

"That is a busy street with morning traffic," Kirby said.

The threatening driver got back into his vehicle and drove to Guest Elementary and either dropped off a child or turned around, police said.

Several departments responded to the call, including Walled Lake, Wolverine Lake, Novi, Wixom and the Oakland County Sheriff's Office.

"We took it seriously," said Kirby, "and checked schools in the area as quickly as possible."

The threatening driver is described as a white male in late 20s to early 30s with a stocky build, wearing a dark-colored knit skull cap covering his ears and puffy down type jacket.

His car is described as a white 4-door small to intermediate size vehicle. The make and model are not known.

Kirby said police are on alert this week after Thursday's incident in Southgate after a student killed himself with a gun inside a school.

"We don't know what is causing it," said Kirby.

Police are asking anyone who saw the incident to contact them at 248-624-3125.

Contact Carol Hopkins at 248-745-4645 or carol.hopkins@oakpress.com. Follow her on Twitter @OPCarolHopkins or on Facebook @OPcarolhopkins.